Memorials of a Tour on the Continent 1820
William Wordsworth
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Length 1 h 4 min
Chapters 32
First published 1822
In 1820 William Wordsworth, in company with his wife Mary and sister Dorothy, undertook a tour of continental Europe, visiting Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France. The journey followed the approximate route of Wordsworth's youthful walking tour in 1790, but in the opposite direction.
These poems record his memories of the tour and contrast them with his memories of the earlier journey.
(Summary by Alan Mapstone)
Chapters
1
Dedication Read by Alan Mapstone 1:59
2
Bruges Read by Alan Mapstone 1:25
3
Bruges Read by Alan Mapstone 1:25
4
After Visiting the Field of Waterloo Read by Alan Mapstone 1:32
5
Scenery between Namur and Liege Read by Alan Mapstone 1:34
6
Aix-la-Chapelle Read by Alan Mapstone 1:27
7
In the Cathedral at Cologne Read by Alan Mapstone 1:23
8
Author's Voyage down the Rhine (Thirty Years Ago) Read by Alan Mapstone 1:34
9
In a Carriage, upon the Banks of the Rhine Read by Alan Mapstone 1:31
10
Hymn Read by Alan Mapstone 1:48
11
Local Recollection on the Heights near Hockheim Read by Alan Mapstone 1:32
12
The Source of the Danube Read by Alan Mapstone 1:28
13
The Jung-Frau - and the Rhine at Schauffhausen Read by Alan Mapstone 1:30
14
Near the Outlet of the Lake of Thun Read by Alan Mapstone 1:26
15
On Approaching the Staub-Bach, Lauterbrunnen Read by Alan Mapstone 1:29
16
The Fall of the Aar - Handec Read by Alan Mapstone 1:36
17
On the Lake of Brientz Read by Alan Mapstone 1:24
18
Engelberg Read by Alan Mapstone 1:50
19
Our Lady of the Snow Read by Alan Mapstone 2:49
20
The Town of Schwytz Read by Alan Mapstone 1:32
21
On Hearing the Ranz-des-Vaches on the Top of the Pass of St. Gothard Read by Alan Mapstone 1:35
22
The Church of San Salvador, seen from the Lake of Lugano Read by Alan Mapstone 4:02
23
Fort Fuentes - at the head of the Lake of Como Read by Alan Mapstone 2:10
24
The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Refectory of the Convent of Maria Della Grazia - Milan Read by Alan Mapstone 1:34
25
The Eclipse of the Sun, 1821 Read by Alan Mapstone 5:18
26
The Three Cottage Girls Read by Alan Mapstone 4:46
27
The Column Intended by Buonaparte for a Triumphal Edifice in Milan, Now Lying by the Wayside on the Semplon Pass Read by Alan Mapstone 1:47
28
Stanzas, Composed in the Semplon Pass Read by Alan Mapstone 3:05
29
Echo on the Gemmi Read by Alan Mapstone 1:31
30
Sky Prospect - from the Plain of France Read by Alan Mapstone 1:35
31
On Being Stranded near the Harbour of Boulogne Read by Alan Mapstone 1:33
32
After Landing - the Valley of Dover Read by Alan Mapstone 1:48
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